Highlights
- Sanjay Arora will take charge as Commissioner of Delhi Police.
- He is currently serving as Director General of the ITBP.
- Arora will succeed Rakesh Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer.
New Delhi Police Commissioner: Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officer Sanjay Arora has been appointed as the Commissioner of Delhi Police, with effect from tomorrow (August 1). He is currently serving as Director General of the ITBP.
Arora will succeed Rakesh Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS officer. According to an official order, the competent authority has approved the inter-cadre deputation of Arora to the AGMUT cadre.
Arora, a 1989 batch IPS officer, will take charge tomorrow and will continue till further order. An official notification on Sunday was released by the Ministry of Home Affairs that said, "Police Division MHA has conveyed the approval of the Competent Authority for inter-cadre deputation of Sh. Sanjay Arora, JPS (TN: 1988) from Tamil Nadu Cadre to AGMUT Cadre".
Sanjay Arora is an Indian Police Service officer, 1988 batch, Tamil Nadu cadre. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan).
After joining the IPS, he served in various capacities in Tamil Nadu Police. He was Superintendent of Police (SP), Special Task Force, where he achieved significant success against the Veerappan gang, for which he was awarded CM's Gallantry Medal for Bravery and Heroic Action.
He served in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on deputation as Commandant from 1997 to 2002. He commanded a border guarding ITBP Battalion in Matli, Uttarakhand from 1997 to 2000. As an instructor, he had made remarkable contributions in the field of training, serving as Commandant (Combat Wing) at the ITBP Academy, Mussoorie from 2000 to 2002.
He has led the Chennai City Police as - Additional Commissioner - Crime & Headquarters and Additional Commissioner - Traffic. On promotion, he was appointed as ADGP (Operations) and ADGP (Administration) in Tamil Nadu Police.
He has served as IG (Special Operations) BSF, IG Chhattisgarh Sector CRPF and IG Operations CRPF.
